diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ebf9d7b..b735bea 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@
             VERSION = line.strip().split()[-1][1:-1]
             break
 
-with open('requirements.txt') as fid:
-    INSTALL_REQUIRES = [l.strip() for l in fid.readlines() if l]
+INSTALL_REQUIRES = [
+    'scipy>=0.9.0',
+    'numpy>=1.6.1'
+    'scikit-learn>=0.15.2'
+]
 
 readme = open('README.rst').read()
 doclink = """